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The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-05-14
EARLY ENGLISH DRESS.
somsthinR About the styles In
which Formerly Prevalent

which Formerly Prsvsiie"'
The English appear to have been OK,
ceedingly fond Of dress. Laa'es =,
rank wore necklaces. bracelets anu
rings set with precious stones. Ma'l'ies,
kirtles and gowns were also genera
use, and rouge was not nKnow W
them. In the men this taste for flnery
degencrated into effeminacy. Ihey
wore golden collars, and not mire-
ouently precious stones round .no
neck. and the wealthy wore costly
bracelets and rings. They had SIX
linen and wooden garments. o'iA'
from its coshiness, was used only ny
the wealthy. -.
The fashion of their garments u
course. varied. They had large
mantles, which were ornamented WIN
gold and gems; close coats OF tuh'c'
eirded with a belt, which Strut rep
resents as having been put on owe
the head like a skirt. Many English
men are not aware that the
smock frock of the husband.
men of own day is a pure piece Of
old English costume, and if it were
we'll made, frightened with a broad
belt, and worn by a man OF good car
riage, it would form q much hand
somer dress than the u%nmeaning stlh.
cut coats of our time. Socks and
stockings and other coverings for the
legs are mentioned by English writers.
The articles Of costume were Of great
variety. A taste for gorgeous flnery
appear in the dress Of the male SEX
We read of a Kings coronation gar
mcnt being made Of silk woven WITT
gold flowers, and of a cloak studded
with gold and gems. The dress OF the
soldiers and civilians usually consisted
of a close coat or tunic, reaching only
to the knee, and a short cloak over the
left shoulder, which buckled on the
right. This cloak was often trimmed
with an edging Of gold. The kings
and mobiles also commonly wore a dress
very similar to this, only richer anc
more elegant. In the paintings
of the manuscripts the WON
en- are usually represented IL
a long loose robe, reaching to tht
ground, and with loose sleeves, the lat
ter sometimes hanging Il yard III
length. Upon the head is q hood 0
veil, which falls down before, and il
gathered into folds around the mech
and breast. The robe is often orna
mcnted with broad borders of dificren
colors. Both men and women wor'
shoes, or rather slippers, the legs o
the men being covered halfway u
with a kind Of bandage wound round
or else . straight stocking reaching
above the knee. Up to the period o
the conquest the taste for gold orna
ments had increased, and massiv
bracelets for the arms and neck. ring
for the fingers, and chains OF gol'
were common. Among the nobilit
c~irclets of gold set with jewels wer
worn on the head, and belts an
girdles were much admired and wer
often richly ornamented. - CasscWs En-
glish History.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-05-14
MAKE MEMORY SWEET.
A Good Reason Why We Should DO Moth.
ing Which Will Not Bear RETROSPECT

ing which VIII Not Bear Retrospect
ton.
The exercise of memory in recalling
our actions through the day. month or
year past, will greatly aid us in form
ing n just estimate OF our good, and
bad qualities-of II entire character
and conduct. And though this may
bring Il tear of penitence for imperfec-
tons and sins, yet it will be found the
most effcctual instrument of self-con.
troll and moral and intellectual I'M
provcment we can employ; because the
pain occasioned by contemplating our
errors, and the pleasure of rejecting
on our good conduct, will instinctively
lead Us to avoid the former and prac-
tice the latter.
In memory we re-enjoy the pleasure
and rcsutfer the pains of life. over and
over. A single wrong act which leaves
a moral stain upon the disk of memory
picrces us with new pangs every time
it flashes across our minds; while every
recollection Of the good and pleasant.
in word and deed, sheds on us a bright
beam of happiness. thus enabling us to
relive, rcdouble onr joys and pleasures.
How wise and important, then, tn al
we so live Especially in YOUTH as to
render ~recollections of the past. in aft
er years, inviting, agreeable, and
pl%easurable. That all our conduct be
such as to renew our delight. every
time we reflect upon the past. That
we do nothing which will not bear re-
trospection; always bearing in mind
the fact hat the consequences of con
duct do not cease, only begin-with the
conduct itself. What we SOW we shall
p%erpctually reap hereafter.
Then let childhood and youth be rem
dcrcd as happy as may be, and let al
our lifetime be filled with such virtu
|, Gus acts and pleasures as shall insur'
to us in after years even Throughout,
all eternity-those pleasures AM
sweets Of memory which u rcsul
only from a well spent life. .-fdwar,
. Jones, in Peoples Safeguard.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-05-14
AN INCIDENT OF TRAVEL
MISS

A Drummer bold was Billy Blach;
When e'er he started out
He made q mash and sold a bii
At each point on his route.
One day our Bill did board a train
And went to work with vim
To look for business for the firm
That trained and boarded him.
And, as q drummer always docs,
He took the very seat
In which the usual pretty girl
was sitting coy anu sweet
A conversation soon commenced,
And she, with heartless art,
Worked Billy till she soon entrapPed
This drummer's artless heart.
She told Of all her many griefs
With such pathetic grace
That Billy thought to comfort her
Would not De out Of place.
And when at last he reached his town
And went to his hotel,
A look Of pain DER spread his facet
Ee didn't seem quite we'll.
"Alas," said he. 'I've been @Suiled,
And by a tender look!
For she who touched my sympathieS
Has touched my pocket-book."
Merchant IrGreler.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-05-14

rig water in the house no man shall
swear in my presence. My love- she
added. turning to my wife, what is
there for supper? should like some
broilcd yenison and green tea-and
always cream"
.1Oh, Tom, what shall we doP" gasp
my poor little wife, when We were
alone together.
Dol thundcred. "why, put her
QUIT"
"B-but s-she is m-my mother" she
sobbed.
..Arc you sure of it?" l demanded.
with the sternness Of Il judge.
IL might have been left on tho
doorstep" was the pitiful reply, but
don't know. I was always afraid
| of her, Tn afraid Of her now
Then by tho eternal hills she shall
not stay" was my response.
"Oh, Tom! you don't know her. She
is worse than Sinbad's old man OF the
sea once she gets on your shoulders
" 1T looks likely Ishould take heron
my shoulders, and l nave an idea.
Desperate diseases require desperate
remedies. Go and get the vension, it's
forty cents a pound. but no matter If it
was forty dollars Let her have her
way in every thing till she sleeps.
Then Iground my teeth and clench-
ed my hands.
tom. dear! You're not going to
murder her!" gasped my wife.
"Only partially, my dear. I'm going
to chloroform her, to keep her still fol
awhile. I'll rid this family Of her il
you will agree to what l propose
20 Tom! I'd do-most any thing"
said the little wife.
"Tlen follow my instructions. 1pro-
pose to move"
Good gracious!' said my wife, hel
ewes like two moons. '.It's almost dark
now"
mo matter if it's almost midnight.
I was looking at a house to-day five
miles out of the city. It's rather damp
in the country about this time, and I'm
II little afraid of rheumatism, but I'll
take that. sciatica, yellow fever, small.
pox, diphtheria into the bargain, rather
than have that leech fastened upon my
home. Leave it all to me. She may
have the house, but she can't have me
or mine"
hurried out and in one hour had
made all my preparations. My moth
cr-in-law slept soundly that night.
Long before twelve the house was
cleared of every thing but my mother
in-law and the bed she was sleeping
on.
Finally l wrote a note to be read be-
fore breakfast:
MY DEAR WIFE's MOTHER: Molly and l hav'
concluded to leave you in possession OF tn
house, which you can retain Of the moderate
price of $40 q month and furnish respectfully
We have decided to go abroad. The bedsteat
and its furniture you are welcome to.
Fare thee well, and If forever,
Still forever fare thee we'll"
My only regret since then has beer
that | could not see her face when sh'
read that letter. l would have givel
half Il years income for the privilege
We were snugly settled shortly il
one of the cosiest little homes you eve
saw. What became Of my mother-in
law | never knew. for both my wifi
and myself concluded not to advertise
Marsh Mallow. IN N Y. Graphic.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-05-14
FACTS FoR FARMERS.
-poo,. seeds are dear at any price.

Poor seeds are dear at any price.
-Ncwspapers pasted on walls OF
poultry houses make excellent hh'"s
for the inside Christian at WorS.
Glover hay. one Of the bestof FOODS
for sheep, will greatly improve shcep
that are old and out OF condition.
1t is remarked that the agriculture
If all countries which produce large
numbers of live stock is in a flourish
ing eondition.-Sl Louis Republican.
Ecu two OF three feeds of cooked
turuips or potatoes each week is bet
ter than to omit such food altogether.
1t is variety that promotes health and
keeps the stock in condition. -l"dtdn'
apois Sentinel.
The values of grass and o are
increased by feeding to stock, making
meat or disposing of thegn in milk ana
butter, Just as iron is made more costly
by the labor which changes it to the
Steel knife. blade or the more delicate
watch spring.-Farm, Field and StocS-
man.
"A hoe for use in a garden requires
as much care as a scythe that is used
for cutting grass. 1t should be sharp
enough to cut off the roots Of all kinds
of weeds and should have s good a
polish that it a be moved through
tho soil without much exhibition Of
strencth.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The parsnip is a root that is not
appreciated as it should Ie bv farmers
in general. 1t is a very rich vegetable
and is esteemed by many as highly as
the potato. Parsnips are easily and
quickly cooked, either by boiling or
baking. They are excellent sliced or
halved lengthwisc, and fried on a but
tered sriddle. -Montreal Witness.
When fowls suddenly become I'm.
able to walk or can take but a step or
two at a time, the usual trouble is
paralysis, an affection Of the spinal
cord. which is brought about most fire.
q%uently by an over-stimulating diet
and results in an inability to move the
limbs. 1t is an almost hopeless com
plant to cure. Give a dose of castor
oil, Il teaspoonful, and keepin a warm,
dry place-in the u all that is posi-
bic. Feed sparingly of good, nutri'
tious food.-Home and Farm.
Some experiments carried out al
the Ontario Agricultural College to
test the terminating qualities of seet
of various kinds ten years old have
given the following percentage o.
termination: Tares, 80; mangolds, "
turnips, 80; bu%ckwheat, 10; clover. 6
timothy grass, 2; barley, oats, rye
beans and peas. 0. Several samples
Of most varieties were tried. In TIT
case of beans, though ten sample
failed to gcrminate. two tried sepa
rately gave u percentage Of 35.-7'o!!
Times.
"A Pennsylvania farmer neal Pho
~nixville is waging IL successful war o.
the ground hog, which, rs every farm
er knows, does much damage to mead
ows. His method is TO fill a beer o
porter bottle with powder, letting
fuse run through the cork. He thel
places the bottle in the ground hog
hole, with the fuse projecting uutsidu
taking care to pack the earth tight,
at the mouth of the hole and close II,
firmly all other holes leading to tn
home of the doomed animal. The
the fuse is fired. and the result is tina
all the ground hogs in the hole ar
killed by the concussion. y San
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-05-14
MY MOTHER-IN.LAW.
Some Mothers-in-Law Are Angels
"A Few Are Not

so very long ago. who had been
brought up by an aunt, because her
own mother neglected her.
Congratulating myself that had no
cause to dread the incursion Of a moth
er-in-law of that sort, ten years OF
welded happiness passed, such as sell
dom falls to the lot Of man.
One day my little wife received II
newspaper in which the following adj
yertisement was marked with red ink:
For SALE.-The good will and fixtures of -
clearinghouse. Reason for selllng-Soing
abroad.
Il wonder where she is going
qucried my wife. ut must mean Ell-
rope--that is the house my mother
kept in Cincinnati"
''Shc has probably made a fortune,
my dear. Well, I don't care where
she goes if she won't come here" l
said.
mot the slightest danger of that
said my little wife, laughing.
That very day l came home to find
my front parlor occupied by u tall
female in blue goggles. How very tall
she was! She seemed to touch the
ceiling.
My DEAR said my wife. in ~ sub
dued voice, "this is my MOTHER !
saw that my poor darling was very
pale.
Come for a visit, ma'am?' l asked,
in my p%olitest manner
.Oh, no. indced-come to stay!!" was
the firm Recommendations to stay
with my dear child might say my
dear neglected child.'
'iotir dear, neglected.
please don't repeat my words. I
assure you ] am unaccustomed to that
inciyility. Yes, my dear son-in-law, l
have been n widow for nearly two
years, and | look to you to see that II
proper monument is erected over his
dear remains. He vas your wifc's
father. 1t will cost you two hundred
and fifty dollars; l have already sent
Oh the design
! walked three times across the floor,
then turning to her, l exclaimed:
III see you ~
mo YOU won't" she retorted, as ]
caught my breath. THAT was a favor.
lite expression of the dear departed,
but he didn't live to see it. He went
there himself first. Yes, sir, l consider
my child neglected in every sense OF
the word. am going to teach her q
woman's duty. Your house need:
furnishing throughout
Then, malam, you'll pay the bills
Igaspcd. trembling.
What. your bills? Oh, no-yo,
wouldn't be so ungentlcmanly rs t.
expect me to pay your bills, and if
am going to live here your house mus
be ut least respectable
'.Respectable!' Missed, and I know
turned liyid, for my wife caught m.
hand.
That is exactly what I said. m.
dear son-in-law. And | shall see to
that this beloved child OF my old age i
not downtrodden and miserable. Xix
the majority of her sex. She mus
have another servant. can not allo,
her to wait upon me, and as for cul
mary matters, | am an old housekcepe
"a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. n b
of great use to her. When do you ger
orally come home of nights
Il generally CONF home, madam
when l good and sharp please" Wa
my response, though have modifie
the expression somewhat.
THAT must be changed, SIR sh
said, still glazing at me, land II
night key! insist upon that. no nigl
key, that open sesame to every vic
Inevcr allow the men of my family
keep one. My poor lamented put h
in my charge and never asked for !
Now, don't swear; while .here is boi
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-05

The statue of the God of Personal
Liberty, which is presented in t"e
HERALD to-day, is fashioned after the
famous Goddess of Liberty which
lights the ships into New York har-
Dor, and is designed to some extent to
illustrate the idea of personal liberty
which the True Blue parry calls uIon
the friends Of good government to
perpctuate by their votes next
Augusta liberty which darkcns the
way 10 prosperity, Intelligence and
happiness, and mi,leads its DIVORCES
to dobaucbery. ruin and death.
This statue could speak volumes and
barrels in favor of the suppression OF
this liberty which enters the home
and robs it of its Injuries, comforts,
happiness, and even life itself-thiS
liberty which is permitted to cause
more distress and crime than all othc"
evils combined. II represents free
dom which it will do to study, and
which il will be right to check.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-05
A New Arkansas Road.

LITTLE Rock, April 5.-The Fort
Smith, Harris & Dardanelle Railway
Company filed articles of incorpor-
alton with the Secretary of State for a
new road from Fort Smith to Dardan-
ellie. a distance of eighty miles. The
road will run through the counties OF
Sebastian, Frank in, Logan and Yell.
The capital stock is $ll,5O0,O0O, The
principal office Will be located at Fort
Smith. The directors are Thomas
Boles. VIII lam Cravens, c. II. Jones,
J.H. Carnall and |. &. Umphries.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-05
Garfield Sues for Damages.

AUSTIN, April 5.-lI. S. Garfield, OF
the San Antonio Express, has fled suit
for damages against j. c. Carr, SER
eeant.at-arms OF the house, and the
ff1y-eight members of the body who
voted for his Imprisonment. lie
clailns S25 for actual damages, $4,000
for damages TO character and reputa-
ton and 100000 for punitory dam
ages. His attorneys are Watson, Hill
& Watson. The members against
whom the suit is brought, except
those who have gone home, we're
served with citations, and shortly after
the legislature adjourned held a meet
ing to decide upon what course to
pursue. Those present agreed that
each would pay his pro rata share OF
the expense of defending the suit, and
it was decided TO employ Terrell and
Sneed to defend them.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-05
Election of Directors.

PALESTINE, April 5.-At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the In
ternational and Great Northern rail-
road. held here on Monday at ! p. m,
the following directors were elected
for the ensuing year: Jay Gould,
Russell Sage, S. II. II. Clark, A. l..
Hopkins, Ira II. Evans, James A. Ba-
ker. F. A. Rice. w. II. Maxwell aud III.
G.. Fleming.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-05
THE EAST TEXAS TRAGEDY.
A Full Accoun, by Captain Scott.

A Full Account by Captain Scott.
SAN AUGUSTINE. April b. DR.. #
Tucker. who was called TO see Capt.
William Scott, Scrgt. j. G. Brooks
ana }. IL. Rodgers, who were wound
ed in their attempt TO arrest Willis
Conner and his three cons Berbcr
Bill aud Frcd-tcn miles south OF
Hemphill, about daylight March 81,
has eiurned, and reports Capt. Scott
better, and thinks he will recover, al
though badly shot through the
left lung. Sergt. j. G. Brooks
lost the three front fingers on the
lett hand, aud was shot between the
first and middle fingers on the light.
j. ii. Rogers was shot between The
left arm and body, making n painful
wound between the elbow and shout
der and in the left side. and had it hot
been for memorandum book in his
side pocket he would have been killed
Il. ii. Moon was shot through the
heart. Bill Conner was shot in the
mouth and instantly killed by j. q.
Brooks. Capt. Scott says that the first
intimatio.. they had of the presence of
the Connors was voley from their
Winchester rifles, being only about
twenty-five steps from them, and he
lpll, shot through, but sat up
and could see old Willis Conner
firing at him from behind his horse
and he shot the horse down with his
pistol and as the horse staggered and
fell old Connor jumped behind tree.
He firing at him struck the tree
CHANGING shot. He had only five of his
men with him and three ofthem were
used up in the beginning of the fight
and one of the only two lett got his
rifle out of fix, the lever refusing to
work The Connors had greatly the
advantage. After shooting at old
William Conner the last time Capt.
Scott discovered two dogs tied near
where the dead horse lay, and shot
them both. Strange to say, during
the whole fight the dogs had
not been heard even to growl.
Another dog they had made his es-
cape with them. The old man, Burber
and Fred are still at large, and even
more determined than ever, and there
is no telling what will be the end.
they have many sympalhizers, and
are very illiterale and are safer in the
woods in Sabine county than any
where else, and they know il, and
Capt. Scott says he has no idea they
will leave the country, and that the
governor ought to send more rangers
with lot of bloodhounds and hunt
them down at once, They are GER
tainly the most desperate set of men
that ever infested this section, and the
officers are powerless to enforce the
laws.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-05

In spite of its more or less complicated
character, the JUDGES Grand Word Con-
test. just ended has proven n great sue
cess. BY It JUDGE has enlisted over 5000
energetic. spirited and intelligent workers
for the Grant Fund, has materially swelled
the total previously received through the
Grant Monument Committee by the cOntri-
button OF good sized check, and has IN adj.
dition divided 5000 among eight successful
and happy puzzle workers as reward for
their labor and ingenuity. Judge now in
augurates q second contest OF an even more
popular character than the trst-a contest
IN which every scho 81 child can engage and
stand an equal chance with older compeu-
tors.
Every person who, in c)nformance with
governing rules, sends TO the Judge Grant
Fund. on or before June 10Th, 1887. II O'Clock
noon, 80 cents and the names Of the eleven
most popular living men IN America Will be
entitled to participate in the contest. The
money thus received will be appropriated
AS follows:
Twenty-Five cents will at once be credited
to the Grant Fund.
The remaining twenty-five cents, after de-
Quoting the legitimate expenses of adver-
Using, will be placed in common fund TO
be divided equally among the six compeu-
tors h wing the fullest list OF the most pop.
ular people as indicated by majority OF all
the Isis sent In The new contest Is, in TACT.
based upon the principles OF an election.
each competitive paper virtually acting IN
the nature of ballot, and the six lists con-
tanning the greater number OF the eleven
names shown to be the most popular by
majority of all the lists will be successiui
prize papers.
The magnitude Of the prizes viii depend
on the amount of money received, OF ia
other words, on the number Of competitors.
The names and contributions OF competi-
tors will be acknowledged land the prog
ress of the fund shown from week TO week
in Judge. Governing rules 10 this weeks
Judge; or circulars mailed on receipt OF
postage. Requests for copies OF paper mus
be accompanied by ten cents
Address. sGRANT FUND"
THEJUDGE PUBLISHING Co..
IS Park Row. New York City.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-05

THE state Central Committee OF
the anti-prohibitioni'ts is composed
entirely OF lawyers and few railroad
men-omough 10 defeat them. But
their cause is the rcrpctuation of he
whisky traffic with its attending mis-
cry. poverty aud crime, and hence is
doubly doomed. 1t will get death
blow OH August 4th.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-05

QUARANTINE against cholera has
been instituted at FL Paso. The dis
ease is at Panama, aud il is feared that
Mexican Central trains may bring 1t
into the United States. All persons,
baggage and freight from cholera-ln-
fected ports will be denied admission
into the State.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-05
The Haddock Murder Case.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, April 5.-Hester-
day the defence in the Haddock trial
offered as impeaching evidence, and it
was accepted by the court, Bismarck's
confession and testimony before the
coroner's Jury.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-05

Hon. b. GIBBS says prohibition is
un-Democraiic. Richard Coke, sena
tor and ex-governor says that the
State convention in which is vested all
authority, having virtually declared
that the question was non-partisan
and non-political, he advises all Dem
ocrats 20 so consider it. Hon. T. r.
Bonner who has twice presided over
8 ate Democratic conventions SAYS
prohibition cannot be contrary to the
principles of Democracy. Col. w.
S. Herndon II prominent Democratic
statesman of Tyler who rs president
OF railroad company has forced total
abstinence among all his employees,
saws the best interests of the country
demand that the liquor traffic shall be
prohibited. The amendment was rec
commended by Democratic governor
Submitted by Democratic Legislature
in compliance with popular demand
from Democrats, aud will be adopted
by 10000 votes in the State. Hon
Barnett will be convinced on the 9th
of August that the Democratic State
of Texas is not exactly of his way OF
thinking on this point.